Elena Dementieva Great Quotations

She mixed it up with her serve very well and I couldn't break her. She has a great serve, a very solid game, all she needs is to move like she did today. She could be in the top five.

Kim is not ranked number one on the world but for me at the moment she is the best player on the tour. It's like she's all over the place all the time. But it will be great to play her.

For me personally, it will remain as a great memory. I'd been waiting for a moment like this for years.

I think she's a great player, ... She's got some great results this year. It's going to be a tough match.

We're not afraid because we're used to playing away. It's a great stadium and we're looking forward to playing there.

I know she's a great fighter, she never gives you the match until the last point, ... I was ready to play a long match, and that's how it was.

It's really a great start to the year no matter whether it's an exhibition or not. I was trying to play my best and I really did it.

I hope she wins, ... I think she's a great player, and I'd like another chance against her. There is extra motivation for me ... knowing that I have a chance to play next week.

But I still feel like it was a great tournament for me, big win yesterday. Even that I lost today 6-1, 6-2, I feel like I have a game to beat her ? but not today.

It was a close match and very emotional for both of us. I have had so many matches winning 7-6 in the third, so I know how it feels to be that close and when one point can decide the whole match that we play for almost three hours. It's a great challenge for me to play against someone who is younger, who has nothing to lose, who is from Russia.

For me it's very important to play one week before the U.S. Open and to have this match practice, ... Just to play on the same surface and use the same balls they use at the U.S. Open. Especially after the great results at the U.S. Open last year, I decided I would do the same thing this year.

For me, it's a great challenge to play against young Russians, ... With Vera, we never played each other before, but we know each other very well. It was very interesting to play and to see who's coming up and what kind of game she has.

There were some great rallies and I think the crowd really enjoyed the match.